Ordinary Prussians: Brandenburg Junkers and Villagers, 1500 1840 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521037006)

This book is about ordinary villagers and landlords (Junkers) in the Prussian-German countryside, from the late middle ages to the nineteenth century. It is distinguished by its concentration on first-person testimony, and focus on the lives and fortunes of ordinary people during the era of the rise of capitalism and the modern state. The book is a major contribution to fundamental debates in German history on the origins of modern political authoritarianism.

Author: William W. Hagen
ISBN-10: 052103700X
ISBN-13: 9780521037006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2007
Pages: 712
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.16lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.42d